GENERAL INFO (Jump to Diary)
Republic of Azerbaijan is a unitary dominant-party semi-presidential
republic, covering 86.600 square kilometres. Here live around 9.800.000
people of which 97,4% are Muslims and 1,1% Christians.
The currency is Manat (AZN), worth 4,13 Danish Krone, €0,55. The GDP is
US$35.686 billion.

Taking into consideration the
distribution and features of the weather, temperature, humidity, and
precipitation, nine out of the 11 climate patterns in the Köppen climate
classification can be found in Azerbaijan. Here are Semi-desert to Alpine
tundra!
Along vith the diverse climate coms a lot of animals. Among the bigger
mammals are the Wild goat Capra aegagrus, Caucasian tur Capra
cylindricornis, Goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa, Mouflon
Ovis orientalis, Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra, Wild boar Sus
scrofa, Golden jackal Canis aureus, Grey wolf Canis lupus,
Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx, Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica,
Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor, Caspian tiger Panthera
tigris virgata, Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena, European otter
Lutra lutra and a lot of different bats.
The flora in just as impressive with more than 4,500 species of higher
plants have been registered in the country. I will not look for any specific
species.